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Can we please stop calling them "African American??" Nobody likes that. Not even black people like saying or being called "African American," for several reasons.
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I am white but I sit on a board of directors for a majority-black arts org, the founder who is a black woman uses the term African-American.
Not wanting to speak for anyone, but it's probably a mix of your age, social class, background, culture and context that may affect that choice.
Sure, but reason still stands that not all black people identify with Africa, and also not all black people are American.
Halle Bailey is from Altanta, though, the demonym is accurate.
We do need some way to qualify them. They're not just regular Americans, like us, due to the excess of pigment. Perhaps, Black-American? Negro-American?
Black. They call themselves black. And everyone else is safe to call them black too.
Yeah, i know - im joking. Separately - wtf do you mean "they"?
Because if I was black I would've said "we."
Probably shouldn't be speaking for them then...
I do this thing called listening. I'm simply quoting what other black people have said.
So, you've got a black friend, you say?
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